Is Kuala Belait safe? Brunei travel risk
Is Kuala Belait safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kuala Belait scores 23/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Brunei Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 14 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kuala Belait scores 23/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Brunei (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kuala Belait: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: crime and scams (38/100) and security (16/100).
A score of 23 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Brunei travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Belait (4.5828° N, 114.1918° E), Kuala Belait sits 89.9 km ENE from Bandar Seri Begawan at 5 m elevation.
Belait
4.5828° N, 114.1918° E
5 m
Asia/Brunei
4,259
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Brunei
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kuala Belait happened in January and September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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